diff --git a/auditui/library.py b/auditui/library.py
index 9fb81ab..b3a00fd 100644
--- a/auditui/library.py
+++ b/auditui/library.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Library helpers for fetching and formatting Audible data."""
 
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
 from typing import Callable
 
 import audible
@@ -18,38 +19,103 @@ class LibraryClient:
         """Fetch all library items from the API."""
         response_groups = (
             "contributors,media,product_attrs,product_desc,product_details,"
-            "rating,is_finished,listening_status,percent_complete"
+            "is_finished,listening_status,percent_complete"
         )
         return self._fetch_all_pages(response_groups, on_progress)
 
+    def _fetch_page(
+        self, page: int, page_size: int, response_groups: str
+    ) -> tuple[int, list[dict]]:
+        """Fetch a single page of library items."""
+        library = self.client.get(
+            path="library",
+            num_results=page_size,
+            page=page,
+            response_groups=response_groups,
+        )
+        items = library.get("items", [])
+        return page, list(items)
+
     def _fetch_all_pages(
         self, response_groups: str, on_progress: ProgressCallback | None = None
     ) -> list:
-        """Fetch all pages of library items from the API."""
-        all_items: list[dict] = []
-        page = 1
-        page_size = 50
+        """Fetch all pages of library items from the API using maximum parallel fetching."""
+        library_response = None
+        page_size = 200
 
-        while True:
-            library = self.client.get(
-                path="library",
-                num_results=page_size,
-                page=page,
-                response_groups=response_groups,
-            )
-
-            items = list(library.get("items", []))
-            if not items:
+        for attempt_size in [200, 100, 50]:
+            try:
+                library_response = self.client.get(
+                    path="library",
+                    num_results=attempt_size,
+                    page=1,
+                    response_groups=response_groups,
+                )
+                page_size = attempt_size
                 break
+            except Exception:
+                continue
 
-            all_items.extend(items)
-            if on_progress:
-                on_progress(f"Fetched page {page} ({len(items)} items)...")
+        if not library_response:
+            return []
 
-            if len(items) < page_size:
-                break
+        first_page_items = library_response.get("items", [])
+        if not first_page_items:
+            return []
 
-            page += 1
+        all_items: list[dict] = list(first_page_items)
+        if on_progress:
+            on_progress(f"Fetched page 1 ({len(first_page_items)} items)...")
+
+        if len(first_page_items) < page_size:
+            return all_items
+
+        total_items_estimate = library_response.get(
+            "total_results") or library_response.get("total")
+        if total_items_estimate:
+            estimated_pages = (total_items_estimate +
+                               page_size - 1) // page_size
+            estimated_pages = min(estimated_pages, 1000)
+        else:
+            estimated_pages = 500
+
+        max_workers = 50
+        page_results: dict[int, list[dict]] = {}
+
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as executor:
+            future_to_page: dict = {}
+
+            for page in range(2, estimated_pages + 1):
+                future = executor.submit(
+                    self._fetch_page, page, page_size, response_groups
+                )
+                future_to_page[future] = page
+
+            completed_count = 0
+            total_items = len(first_page_items)
+
+            for future in as_completed(future_to_page):
+                page_num = future_to_page.pop(future)
+                try:
+                    fetched_page, items = future.result()
+                    if not items or len(items) < page_size:
+                        for remaining_future in list(future_to_page.keys()):
+                            remaining_future.cancel()
+                        break
+
+                    page_results[fetched_page] = items
+                    total_items += len(items)
+                    completed_count += 1
+                    if on_progress and completed_count % 20 == 0:
+                        on_progress(
+                            f"Fetched {completed_count} pages ({total_items} items)..."
+                        )
+
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+        for page_num in sorted(page_results.keys()):
+            all_items.extend(page_results[page_num])
 
         return all_items